"Summer, how do I hate thee?"

[gim]

58 minutes ago, NYWayfarer said:

On Sunday while I was paddling to leave 2 groups of 3 kayak paddlers (no fishing gear) launched with no PDF's

I have seen a lot of people without PFDs on paddle boards lately.  I don't know if they simply aren't aware of the law or just blatantly break it but the sheriff could have a hay day on fines if they were present.

[Whatever]

 

they do that locally also.

[MN Fisher]

2 minutes ago, Whatever said:

Kicker, does MN law require it? In MT PFD's are not required for SUP's.

From the State's Boating Regulation Manual.

https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/rlp/regulations/boatwater/boatingguide.pdf

 

"LIFE JACKETS

The following are life jacket requirements in Minnesota:

• State law requires children under 10 years old to wear a properly fitted life jacket while a boat is underway. Underway means not securely fastened to a permanent mooring or tied to a dock.

• A readily accessible and wearable life jacket is required for each person onboard a boat, this includes canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, paddleboats and waterfowl boats"

 

 

[Whatever]

Sorry, I just rechecked, and it is required here now as well. A few years ago it was not. I apologize for the misinformation. I see it is a USCG requirement now as well.

[DitchPanda]

I lived in Montana as a kid and I loved it. Btw about the moron thing I grew up in Texas and have lived in Iowa for 20 years...both places very different...both very far from Montana...lots of idiots both places. I suspect they run rampant everywhere.

[813basstard]

????‍♂️

 

Montana? Ha, try Lake Kissimmee on a Saturday when Bud Light and Marlboro’s are on sale at the Wawa...

[galyonj]

13 hours ago, Bankc said:

Make lemons out of lemonade.  Start up a fishing guide business!  Take your kayak, and make it a kayak fishing guide.  Lots of people have them now, and I can't say as though I've seen too many kayak fishing guides around.  Just take them on a river or small pond and show them around.  It doesn't matter if there's anything to catch.  You can blame it on all of the people showing up and fishing out the river or the weather or whatever.  They're tourists.  They wouldn't know either way.  Collect your money, invest it in new gear, and in a year or two when all of this is over and back to normal, you'll still be fishing that exotic, new fishing rod, handmade handmade by a blind monk in the far off mountains with an unpronounceable name.  That's how they do it in Maine, whose population is like 90% tourists in the summer, every year.

I like you.

[MacJig]

On 7/28/2020 at 7:07 AM, Krux5506 said:

Same thing in NY. I only fish this time of year early mornings for a few hours then head back in when the boat traffic gets annoying. The dog days of summer is my least favorite time to fish. In the past couple years I've come to terms with it and just have kinda taken a break until the weather (and water) cools back down. 

I'm from the same area as you. Tough, really tough. Its even harder for us bank anglers. I can see bass, big bass jumping, feeding off of bugs on the water. But do you think I can get them to take my tastier, plastic? Nope. July takes a lot of grit and resolve. 

[Whatever]

On 7/28/2020 at 7:15 AM, Bankc said:

Make lemons out of lemonade.  Start up a fishing guide business!  Take your kayak, and make it a kayak fishing guide.  Lots of people have them now, and I can't say as though I've seen too many kayak fishing guides around.  Just take them on a river or small pond and show them around.  It doesn't matter if there's anything to catch.  You can blame it on all of the people showing up and fishing out the river or the weather or whatever.  They're tourists.  They wouldn't know either way.  Collect your money, invest it in new gear, and in a year or two when all of this is over and back to normal, you'll still be fishing that exotic, new fishing rod, handmade handmade by a blind monk in the far off mountains with an unpronounceable name.  That's how they do it in Maine, whose population is like 90% tourists in the summer, every year.

Bank,

if you have ever guided, you have heard it described as a business where you rake money in with one hand, while shoveling it out with the other. And there is much truth in that statement. All the local guides I know are having a very tough time with Covid quarantines and travel restrictions. Add in the forest fires, low water years, economic factors, and it is a very tough business.

And newbies in a kayak with a fish rod are always problematic. (Whoops! I dropped the rod!)

[TnRiver46]

20 hours ago, 813basstard said:

????‍♂️

 

Montana? Ha, try Lake Kissimmee on a Saturday when Bud Light and Marlboro’s are on sale at the Wawa...

Hahahah! Exactly 

[Miabucman]

Totally agree. Recently purchased a lake place and have been fishing a lot while trying to figure it out. Had a brand new Super Air Nautique come within 10 feet of me and swamped me while I was on the trolling motor. Over a three foot wake made it interesting.  Five minutes later, he came by again (within 10 feet) and gave me a thumbs up as he went by.  Lets just say that we had a short educational discussion on etiquette. 

[Whatever]

I just went on-line looking for a camp-site for anywhere/anything in an area about 90 miles south of me (good fishing). I set the filters to include basically anything, as I would camp in a WalMart lot if they had one down there.--The earliest  campsite in that area would not be available until the 7th of September!

This might require a guerilla stealth trip.